Analysis Complete

lightly

/ lightly /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
with indifference or without dejection
"he took it lightly"
Pertains to:
light
adverb Sense 2
indulging with temperance
"we eat lightly in the morning"
Opposites:
heavily intemperately hard
Pertains to:
abstemious light(a)
adverb Sense 3
to a slight degree
"her speech is only lightly accented"
Pertains to:
light
adverb Sense 4
with little weight or force
"she kissed him lightly on the forehead"
Pertains to:
easy gentle soft
adverb Sense 5
with few burdens
"experienced travellers travel light"
Pertains to:
light
adverb Sense 6
without good reason
"one cannot say such things lightly"
Pertains to:
light
adverb Sense 7
in a small quantity or extent
"spread the margarine thinly over the meat"
"apply paint lightly"
Opposites:
thickly
Pertains to:
thin
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

heavily intemperately hard thickly